king of ros

Chapter 440 Prepare for Chaos
In Manchikert, as in history, the Eastern Empire suffered a disastrous defeat, and as in history, the Seljuk Khan released the captured Emperor Romanus just a week later.

Arslan Khan is undoubtedly wise. His decision can be said to have doomed the next civil war in the Eastern Empire, while Seljuk can free up his hands to concentrate on dealing with the Fatimid Dynasty in the south.

In the Eastern Empire, Romanus, who returned to the country, suddenly found that he was facing a civil war, and a rebellion broke out in Constantinople. At that time, everyone thought that Romanus could not come back, so those people couldn't wait The action took place, and the new monarch Michael has ascended the throne.

And what Romanus can do is to gather all available troops to fight the new emperor of Constantinople. Fortunately, those elites of the empire are still willing to fight with him. The elites are gathering one after another, and the beacons of war are gathering.

Rostislav, who returned to Kyiv from Northeast Russia, had no surprises. He knew that the civil war in the Eastern Empire had begun. The order began to recruit Greek immigrants.

It's a pity that the recruitment effect is still very low. Except for some people designated by the new emperor of the imperial capital to be exiled, only a small number of Greeks decided to immigrate. After all, the war has not yet spread to Constantinople.

And to these citizens, this really isn't a big deal, it's just a change of emperor, something like this has happened from time to time over the years.

As for the civil war, it seemed to them that the war would end soon, and that the vast majority of the city went on with their old lives.

Rostislav didn’t panic either. He didn’t join after learning about the situation. He just ordered the Russian merchants in Constantinople to build a Russian office in the imperial capital, mainly for entertaining the Russians and handling various things related to the imperial capital. Such as long-term recruitment of immigrants.

The Grand Duke of Kyiv firmly believed that with the development of chaos, there must be Greeks who want to leave the imperial capital, and now they must do a good job of publicity so that they can receive people in the future.

With the strength of the Ross people in the imperial capital, it is no problem to open an office with a few people stationed at ordinary times. However, Rostislav still wants to go one step further and turn this place into a Ross embassy. Unfortunately, the current situation still does not allow it, but Ross Dislav could afford to wait.

In addition, he also raised the idea of ​​​​war refugees. Although there is still a bottom line for the struggle of all parties in the empire, and the chaos has not spread generally, Rostislav knows that these imperial elites will tear their faces apart sooner or later. The number of Turkic people entering the customs, under the influence of these military disasters, the number of refugees will definitely not be small.

However, there is still some time before the entire empire is in chaos. What really broke the order in history was Russell's Norman rebellion, and Rostislav knew that after his agitation, this person would only rebel more than in history. Good morning, he was looking forward to that moment.

Rostislav has recently built a batch of apartments in Kyiv. They are all built according to the template of the imperial capital apartments. When the chaos in the south intensifies, there must be many wealthy Greeks who are willing to go north to Kyiv for a few years. At that time, he plans to Make money selling this home.

In addition, while these apartments were being built, many places in Kyiv were also under construction. As we all know, Rostislav likes brick and tile houses. With his encouragement, the construction industry and brick-making industry are booming, and many places in Kyiv have also begun to build houses. .

Now Kyiv is like a big construction site, with construction going on everywhere, both in the inner city and in the outer city, and this kind of scene is not only in Kyiv, but also more or less reflected in the whole of Ross.

Rostislav's rule has also stabilized, and the new atmosphere brought by the new ruler has also been reflected. Naturally, everyone began to cater to this ruler, and some upstarts even paid for the public to repair brick houses.

Nothing pleased the Grand Duchess of Kyiv more than this, and the icing on the cake was that shortly after Rostislav returned to Kyiv, the Grand Duchess finally became pregnant.

Regarding the matter of getting his wife pregnant, Rostislav once suspected that he could no longer do it. After all, it has been eight years since Vasilko was born this year, and he couldn't help but wonder if there was something wrong with himself or Zoe.

But now the pregnancy shattered Rostislav's fears, and the first pregnancy in eight years pleased both Rostislav and Zoe, who both wanted a child, preferably a daughter.

Rostislav and Zoe have always had a regret that their three children are all boys, and they have always wanted a daughter, and they very much hoped it would be a daughter this time.

As the ruler of Kyiv, Rostislav knew one thing very well, that is, his family affairs are also a major national event. By celebrating his wife's pregnancy, Rostislav set off a grand celebration in Kyiv.

On the one hand, it was because the grand duke and his wife were excited about finally being pregnant after so long, and on the other hand, Rostislav had always wanted to show kindness to the people of Kyiv, but unfortunately he never found any good opportunities.

But now that the opportunity was in front of him, he naturally wouldn't hesitate.

The "bread and circus" policy once again showed its power. The whole Kyiv was immersed in a joyful atmosphere. The streets were full of cheap food, and the performances of a hundred opera artists could be seen everywhere, even on the huge stage on the Hagia Sophia Cathedral. To the performances of the Alexei Troupe.

What ignited the excitement of the people of Kyiv the most was the grand duke's entourage splashing coins along the streets, and these coins were the product of nearly half a year since Rostislav ordered the minting of coins.

On one side of the coin is a portrait of Rostislav wearing a crown, on the other side is the trident of Rurik, both sides have the inscription "Rostislav ruled".

When these brand new coins rolled in the streets of Kyiv, Rostislav's popularity reached its peak, the voice of support was endless, and the support of Rostislav from the city continued to surge.

The previous Grand Dukes of Kyiv were not so generous. Of course, the stingy Izyaslav needless to say, and Svyatoslav spent all his money in the army and had no money for construction.

And the only noble class in Kyiv who can interfere with this matter has been severely damaged by him. Rostislav liquidated a large number of nobles through the Civil War, and the remaining nobles were even more afraid that Rostislav would come to trouble them. .

Sometimes, when the most difficult period is over, then the next step is undoubtedly getting easier. This is the case with Rostislav.

In fact, this is also because he won the final victory. The victory allowed him to mobilize all the resources of Ross to do what he wanted to do without any scruples. He didn't have to worry about war, he just needed to develop with all his strength.

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